لا يَسَّمَّعونَ إِلَى المَلَإِ الأَعلىٰ وَيُقذَفونَ مِن كُلِّ جانِبٍ

They can’t eavesdrop on the Highest Assembly, for they get pelted from every side.

دُحورًا ۖ وَلَهُم عَذابٌ واصِبٌ

Repelled, they will face perpetual torment.

إِلّا مَن خَطِفَ الخَطفَةَ فَأَتبَعَهُ شِهابٌ ثاقِبٌ

Except for one who snatches a snatch; he is pursued by a piercing flame.

فَاستَفتِهِم أَهُم أَشَدُّ خَلقًا أَم مَن خَلَقنا ۚ إِنّا خَلَقناهُم مِن طينٍ لازِبٍ

Ask them, “Are they more difficult to create, or those We created?” We created them from sticky clay.

بَل عَجِبتَ وَيَسخَرونَ

Yet you are amazed, and they mock.

وَإِذا رَأَوا آيَةً يَستَسخِرونَ

When they see a sign, they mock.

وَقالوا إِن هـٰذا إِلّا سِحرٌ مُبينٌ

And they say, “This is nothing but apparent magic.

أَإِذا مِتنا وَكُنّا تُرابًا وَعِظامًا أَإِنّا لَمَبعوثونَ

When we are dead and have become dust and bones, will we be resurrected?

أَوَآباؤُنَا الأَوَّلونَ

And our ancient ancestors as well?”

قُل نَعَم وَأَنتُم داخِرونَ

Say, “Yes, and you’ll be subdued.”